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“When you’re angry and you want to shout… I’ve done that. This is where I’m at right now” Miles Kane on embracing soul and...

The English indie stalwart on why he doesn’t care if people think he’s “gone soul” how he finds creative fulfillment in collaboration, and why he’s really gone off guitar pedals.
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Joe Satriani recalls playing in tiny venues with Mick Jagger

Cillian Breathnach - 21st January 2022
The Stones frontman would frequently cut a deal with a local band, crashing pubs and bars.
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guitarguitar moves to employee-owned model

Cillian Breathnach - 21st January 2022
60 per cent of the business’ shares are now in an employee-owned trust.
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Orange publishes rock study books for learners with tracks from Nirvana, Rush and more

Daniel Seah - 21st January 2022
The books can be self-studied or guided by an instructor.
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My Bloody Valentine blast Spotify for “completely incorrect and insulting” lyrics

Daniel Seah - 21st January 2022
“We’re not sure where they got them from, probably one of those bullshit lyrics sites on the internet”
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Meat Loaf, the rock icon best known for the Bat Out Of Hell trilogy, has died at the age of 74

Daniel Seah - 21st January 2022
“From his heart to your souls…don’t ever stop rocking!” wrote the singer’s family in a statement.
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Death By Audio launches its new Germanium Filter, promising “true vintage distortion”

Cillian Breathnach - 20th January 2022
The filter can get seriously dirty.
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Walrus Audio launches its latest Mako pedal, the M1 High-Fidelity Modulation Machine

Cillian Breathnach - 20th January 2022
Offering six discrete modulation modes.
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Jimi Hendrix’s estate preemptively sues heirs of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell

Cillian Breathnach - 20th January 2022
The suit claims that the bassist and drummer’s heirs cannot sue Experience Hendrix
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Police seek man who stole $8,000 Les Paul by stuffing it into his pants

Cillian Breathnach - 20th January 2022
Surveillance camera footage shows a man inserting the neck of the instrument into his trousers before nonchalantly tucking the body underneath his jacket.
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Taylor introduces new American Dream and Grand Theater models to its 2022 line-up

Daniel Seah - 20th January 2022
The American Dream series gains the all-maple AD27e Flametop and grand concert-shaped AD22e.
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Meet Honeyglaze: the London band embracing the chaos and creativity of their rapid rise

Anouska Sokolow and Tim Curtis discuss signing to Speedy Wunderground, working with Dan Carey and their forthcoming debut album.
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“When you’re angry and you want to shout… I’ve done that. This is where I’m at right now” Miles Kane on embracing soul and...

Huw Baines - 21st January 2022
The English indie stalwart on why he doesn’t care if people think he’s “gone soul” how he finds creative fulfillment in collaboration, and why he’s really gone off guitar pedals.
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“We should have called the record Pen Pals” – Tom Bukovac and Dean DeLeo on their long-distance collaborative album Trip the Witch

Joe Bosso - 20th January 2022
Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo and Nashville session legend Tom Bukovac recently released a spellbinding collaborative album – but they’ve never even been in the same room.
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The Big Review: Valco Five-O

Serving up overdrive, tremolo and reverb in one large wedge-shaped box, could this retro take on multi-effects be the only stompbox you need?
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The Genius of… Marquee Moon by Television

Huw Baines - 19th January 2022
Richard Lloyd and Tom Verlaine’s magnum opus invented post-punk while punk was at its height, and set the intricate, symbiotic blueprint for generations of offset-sporting guitar bands.
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Ibanez AZES40 review: An entry-level instrument with semi-pro aspirations

Darran Charles - 18th January 2022
With the release of the stripped-back AZ Ibanez Essentials range, has Ibanez created the ultimate beginner’s guitar?
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In this issue: Chicago Music Exchange's Pacific Peach Jazzmaster, finding inspiration with Courtney Barnett, and Steve Vai’s innovative guitar playing.

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Taylor introduces new American Dream and Grand Theater models to its 2022 line-up

The American Dream series gains the all-maple AD27e Flametop and grand concert-shaped AD22e.
Features

Guitar Recording FAQ: Understanding phase, polarity and the difference between them

Huw Price - 17th January 2022
When recording guitar, it can be crucial to minimise polarity issues and find that phase-shift sweet spot – here’s how.
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The rest of PRS’ 2022 lineup is here

Cillian Breathnach - 13th January 2022
The announcement comes in the wake of the SE Silver Sky.
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Police seek man who stole $8,000 Les Paul by stuffing it into his pants

Surveillance camera footage shows a man inserting the neck of the instrument into his trousers before nonchalantly tucking the body underneath his jacket.
Gear

Is this the most excessive guitar ever made? Ibanez and Steve Vai unveil the triple-necked, vacuum-tube-equipped Hydra

Cillian Breathnach - 19th January 2022
It’s also launching alongside an NFT, because why not.
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Features

“As I got into building guitars it bothered me seeing how many tropical and rainforest woods were still being used”: Lord Guitars’ Nate Lord...

Samuel Roberts - 19th January 2022
The Amesbury, Massachusetts company’s head luthier discusses the environmentalist upbringing that inspire his guitars, repurposing vintage pickups and reimagining mid-century designs.
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5 pieces of iconic guitar gear that were lost… and are still missing today

Will we ever solve the mystery of these lost parts of rock ‘n’ roll history? Maybe we can help you find them.
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The PRS Silver Sky outsold all USA-made Fender Stratocaster models on Reverb in 2021

Cillian Breathnach - 18th November 2021
The bestsellers list includes a wide range of Fenders and Squiers – but Jazzmasters miss out on the top 10.
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Gear

Preorders are open for Rickenbacker Guitars – Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fireglo, Martin and Paul Kelly’s long-awaited history of the brand

Cillian Breathnach - 9th November 2021
The book follows Martin and Paul’s history of the golden era of Fender.
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Effects

Gear

Death By Audio launches its new Germanium Filter, promising “true vintage distortion”

The filter can get seriously dirty.
Gear

Walrus Audio launches its latest Mako pedal, the M1 High-Fidelity Modulation Machine

Cillian Breathnach - 20th January 2022
Offering six discrete modulation modes.
Read more
Gear

Jam Pedals introduces the Seagull, based on David Gilmour’s famous Echoes sounds

Cillian Breathnach - 19th January 2022
The effect was initially obtained by plugging in a wah backwards.
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Amplifiers

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Orange introduces the Guitar Butler, a fully-featured ‘rig in a box’ preamp pedal

For use as a preamp, overdrive or a full direct solution.
Amplifiers

The Big Review: DSM & Humboldt Simplifier DLX

Richard Purvis - 6th January 2022
The deluxe version of the Simplifier analogue amp and cabinet simulator adds digital reverb, stereo operation and channel switching – but does more complexity mean less rock’n’roll?
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Buyer's Guides

The 10 best amplification solutions for praise and worship guitarists

Cillian Breathnach - 23rd December 2021
Whether you’re going direct or not, there are some great ways to amplify your worship tone
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The January 2022 issue of Guitar Magazine is out now!

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